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Comparison: Barum Polaris 5 vs. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 vs. Michelin ALPIN 6 vs. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Barum Polaris 5 /63%	Kumho WinterCraft WP52 /55%	Michelin ALPIN 6 /63%	Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 /38%

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Segment

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 Premium

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 Upper-middle

3. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost

4. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 192

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 76

3. Barum Polaris 5 76

4. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 64

Number of tests

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 31x

2. Barum Polaris 5 13x

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 10x

4. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 5x

Best position in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 1.

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 2.

3. Barum Polaris 5 9.

4. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 10.

Worst position in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 13.

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 25.

3. Barum Polaris 5 26.

4. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 26.

Average position in tests

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 4.35

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 12.2

3. Barum Polaris 5 15.15

4. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 16.4

Year of the last test

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 2024

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 2024

3. Barum Polaris 5 2023

4. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 2022

Best rating in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 Exemplary

2. Barum Polaris 5 Good

3. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 Satisfactory

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 Good

2. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 Satisfactory

3. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 Sufficient

Wet

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 6

75%

Nexen
Winguard Snow G3 WH21

70.3%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

67%

Barum
Polaris 5

59%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 B

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 B

3. Barum Polaris 5 C

4. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 ?

Snow

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 5

78%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

71%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

71%

Nexen
Winguard Snow G3 WH21

68.3%

Dry

(Overall rating)

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

86%

Barum
Polaris 5

77%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

77%

Nexen
Winguard Snow G3 WH21

69.1%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Nexen
Winguard Snow G3 WH21

96.6%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

77%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

68%

Barum
Polaris 5

68%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 ?

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 ?

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 ?

4. Barum Polaris 5 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 6

78%

Barum
Polaris 5

77%

Nexen
Winguard Snow G3 WH21

64.1%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

56%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 C

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 C

3. Barum Polaris 5 E

4. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 ?

Ice

(Overall rating)

Nexen
Winguard Snow G3 WH21

89%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

85.7%

Barum
Polaris 5

82%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

0%

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These tyres were tested together in 4 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

Mutual tests

AUTOBILD Winter tyre test 2024 205/55 R16

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	2+	1	2+
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Satisfactory	3	3+	3	2
Kumho WinterCraft WP52 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	3	2+	3
Michelin Alpin 6 Rating: Exemplary	2	2	2	2
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AUTOBILD Winter tyre test 2024 205/55 R16

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	34.6	28.9
Barum Polaris 5	37.7	30.0
Kumho Wintercraft WP52	34.6	30.3
Michelin Alpin 6	36.2	29.7
Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21	37.7	32.4
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